Accession Number:

ADA463360

Title:

Net-Centric, Enterprise-Wide System-of-Systems Engineering and the Global Information Grid

Descriptive Note:

Conference paper with briefing charts

Corporate Author:

INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Kaplan, Jeremy

Report Date:

2006-05-04

Pagination or Media Count:

48.0

Abstract:

Very large organizations employ large numbers of intelligent, aggressive, and hardworking people yet often seem to produce disappointing results. Net-centric, enterprise-wide system-of-systems engineering addresses aspects of this problem from integrated social, organizational, and technical perspectives. It provides an explanation for many systemic problems, provides a framework for thinking about the development of systems-of-systems within and across large enterprises, and provides an approach to improving interoperability, integration, and operational capabilities. This paper summarizes the theory, applies it to DoDs Global Information Grid, and makes recommendations for improving the development of DoD information systems.

Descriptors:

• *INTEROPERABILITY
• *COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• SYMPOSIA
• NETWORK ANALYSIS(MANAGEMENT)
• MULTIPLE OPERATION
• NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
• COMPUTER NETWORKS
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
• INTEGRATION

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Command, Control and Communications Systems
• Administration and Management
• Information Science
• Sociology and Law
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE